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  President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mr. Ikechukwu Oguine as the new Coordinator of Legal Services and Company Secretary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Oguine is to replace Anthony Chukwuma Madichie, who has served as NNPC Legal Adviser and Secretary to the Corporation since February 2011. According to a statement […]

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has extolled the patrioticdedication of the Senate President, Senator David Mark to national unity, peace and progress. In a letter written to congratulate Senator Mark on the occasion of his 66th birthday, tomorrow, April 8, 2014, President Jonathan also expressed  his appreciation of the Senate President’s unflinching support and contributions towards […]

Professor Attahiru Jega, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has revealed that his commission is currently working on a new salary structure for its staffers. Discussing with journalists in Abuja at an interactive session on Monday, Jega said the review of salary structure is aimed at encouraging INEC workers to give their all […]

  Effa Okim — an investigative officer with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) standing as prosecution witness at an Ikeja High Court in a case concerning oil marketing mogul, Abdullahi Alao — has recounted how the son of Ibadan-based businessman, Alhaji AbdulAzeez Arisekola-Alao conspired with others to commit fuel subsidy fraud to the […]

To create maximum awareness on the competitive advantages of its new 42.5 cement grade, Dangote cement has embarked training of block makers from the South East on the proper use of the new cement and physical demonstration of sandcrete mixing with the 3x. The training came even as the Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines […]

All the clever rationalisations and justifications in the world for presenting a muslim/muslim ticket will not enable us to escape this ugly tag. As a matter of fact they will simply confirm it. We have a lot of work to do in this respect and permit me to share just one of the things that […]

These beans are not delicious, these beans are not delicious, yet the coiffure at the occiput is shaking vigorously. (A person’s actions towards a person or thing belie his or her detracting comments; if one claims to dislike something or someone, one’s actions should not say the opposite.)



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Revelations from the anticipated House Committee on Public Accounts probe of Petroleum Minister; Diezani Alison-Madueke’s use of private jets for personal trips, with bills paid by the government, are confounding and damning. It epitomizes, in a dramatic fashion, the rampaging impunity and underlines the wastage of public resources that has become an administrative routine in […]

The Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) has raised a cautionary flag about the initiative to enable the Nigerian president call for a new Constitution. In a press statement signed by its publicity secretary, Kunle Famoriyo, the group said the country needs a new Constitution but warned that the National Assembly must not vest this power on […]

Since Boko Haram embarked on their well planned and sponsored mission of decimination of Nigerian Christians which has eventually boomerang, the way General Buhari has been talking leaves much to be desired. For the benefit of readers, Abubukar Shekau, the Boko Haram terrorists Amir, has been very clear about their mission. Turn Nigeria into a […]

‘The last notable Christian-Christian ticket was Awolowo-Umeadi in 1979 and the last notable Muslim-Muslim ticket was Abiola-Kingibe in 1993. You can figure out the rest. But let the optimists know that reality always trounces wishful hope in political contests. Chief Femi Fani-Kayode’s advice that we get real must be directed where it truly belongs – […]

Senator Iyiola Omisore, the former Senate Appropriation Committee Chairman, has won the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) primary election for gubernatorial candidates in Osun State. Omisore picked the ticket on Saturday after winning with 1,128 votes to defeat former Minister of Youth Development, Senator Olasunkanmi Akinlabi, and former House of Representatives Defence Committee chairman Hon. Busayo […]